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Alkanna graeca Boiss. & Spruner  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAlkanna graeca Boiss. & Spruner 
SynonymsAlkanna calliensis Heldr. ex Nyman
 Nonea lutea Bory & Chaub.
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude100-1500m
Descriptionscabrously hirsute, leaves in rosette, oblong-lanceolate, acute, at base attenuate, upper leaves subcordate, shortly lanceolate, acute, flowers in lax raceme, corolla glabrous
Size30-50cm
Coloryellowish orange
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft, fl. stem ascending
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; root cuttings in late winter
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Yugoslavia)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

BORAGINACEAE

Alkanna graeca Boiss. & Spruner. Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 4: 47 (1844)

100-1500m
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graeca typica ined.

Synonyms:
Alkanna calliensis Heldr. ex Nyman
Nonea lutea Bory & Chaub.

se. Europe
13 ALB GRC YUG

graeca slavjankae Kožuharov, Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya 9: 505, 138 (1989)

Bulgaria
13 BUL

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